Anne McGinty
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Anne McGinty (born June 29, 1945 in Findlay, Ohio) is an American flutist, composer and music publisher.
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Biography[edit]
McGinty (born June 29, 1945) writes for bands of all levels, including elementary and middle school bands.[1] She has written compositions and arrangements for concert band, string orchestra, flute, and flute ensembles. In 1987 McGinty and her husband John Edmondson formed Queenwood Publications. They managed the creation, production, promotion, and international sales and distribution of the catalog. In March 2002 they sold their company to the Neil A. Kjos Music Company. She later opened her own publishing company, McGinty Music.[2] McGinty is a member of the American Society of Composers and a member of the National Flute Association, where she served for two years on the Board of Directors.[3]
Education[edit]
Anne McGinty (born June 29, 1945) started her education at Ohio State University. At OSU Donald McGinnis was her mentor, band director, and flute teacher. She left OSU to pursue her career in flute performance. During her time off she played the flute with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. She later returned to Duquesne University to receive her Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music. At Duquesne she focused on flute performance, music theory and her compositions. There she also studied flute and chamber music with Bernard Goldberg, and composition with Joseph Willcox Jenkins.[4]
Compositions[edit]
Pieces for Orchestra[edit]
- Dances In The Wind
- Choral Prelude
- Emerald Point Overture
- Painted Desert
- Japanese Folk Trilogy
Pieces for Band[edit]
- Bandtasia
- Athenian Festival
- Atlantica
- Discovery Overture
- Pinnacle Overture
- Prometheus Overture
- Somerset Overture
- Actium[5]
- Testimonium
- Sea Song Trilogy
- The Red Balloon
- Debussy: sarabande
- Painted Desert
- Arlington Overture
- Queenwood Overture
- Atlantis
- Emily (The Ghost)
- Chorale and Canon
- Prelude to Festival
- Legend of the Eagle
- Prelude and Dance
- Clouds
- Windsor Overture
- African Folk Trilogy
- Triton
- African Folk Trilogy #2
- Echoes
- Flute Loops
Achievements[edit]
- Received the Outstanding Service to Music Award from Tau Beta Sigma (national band sorority).
- Received the Golden Rose Award from the Women Band Directors National Association.
- McGinty was the first female composer to be authorized to write for the United States Army Band.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Clouds by Anne McGinty". Wind Band Literature. 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Anne McGinty - Our Composers - C. L. Barnhouse Company". www.barnhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Composers/Arrangers - L - M - ALRY Publications, LLC". www.alrypublications.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Queenwood/Kjos Publications". www.queenwood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Queenwood/Kjos Publications". www.queenwood.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Anne McGinty - Our Composers - C. L. Barnhouse Company". www.barnhouse.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
External links[edit]
- McGinty's website
- Anne McGinty Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2010)
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